Description
Homemade Blackberry and Apple Pie brings classic British comfort to your dessert table, blending sweet seasonal fruits with buttery pastry. Rich berry and apple flavors meld perfectly, inviting you to savor each delightful forkful of this traditional countryside treat.
Ingredients
Scale
Pie Ingredients:
Main Fruits:
- 2 large Bramley apples
- 4 Cox apples
- 150 grams (5.3 ounces) blackberries
Pastry and Binding Ingredients:
- 1 old-fashioned sweet shortcrust pastry recipe
- 1 large free-range egg, beaten
Seasoning and Sweet Ingredients:
- 100 grams (3.5 ounces) golden caster sugar
- 20 grams (0.7 ounces) butter
- 1 heaped tablespoon chopped stem ginger in syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Additional:
- Extra butter for greasing
- Extra golden caster sugar for sprinkling
Instructions
- Refrigerate pastry dough for half an hour to ensure optimal texture and prevent shrinkage during baking. Heat oven to 180°C (350°F).
- In a saucepan, combine butter and sugar over medium heat until melted. Add chopped apples, grated ginger, and golden syrup. Simmer covered for 15 minutes, allowing fruits to soften and flavors to meld.
- Gently fold in fresh blackberries and continue cooking uncovered for 5 minutes. Carefully strain fruit mixture, preserving the aromatic cooking liquid.
- Using a rolling pin, flatten half the pastry dough to fit a greased 26cm pie dish. Carefully trim excess edges for a neat presentation.
- Distribute the fruit mixture evenly across the pastry base. Drizzle half the reserved cooking liquid over the filling. Lightly brush pastry edges with beaten egg for a golden finish.
- Roll out remaining pastry and delicately cover the pie. Trim overhanging edges and crimp together to create a decorative seal.
- Generously brush the pie’s surface with egg wash. Sprinkle a mixture of sugar and ground cinnamon. Create approximately 34 small decorative slits across the top crust to allow steam escape.
- Position pie on the bottom oven shelf. Bake for 55-60 minutes until the crust turns a rich golden brown and becomes delightfully crisp.
Notes
- Pastry chilling helps create a flakier, more tender crust by preventing butter from melting too quickly during baking.
- Cooking apples with ginger and syrup beforehand softens fruit and develops deeper, more complex flavor profiles.
- Draining fruit prevents soggy bottom crust, ensuring a crisp and golden pastry base.
- Adding slits on top allows steam to escape, preventing potential pie filling explosions and creating a beautifully designed surface.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 20-25 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 185 kcal
- Sugar: 22 g
- Sodium: 30 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 40 mg